The Old Blood Noise Endeavors IOTA is a standalone sequenced tone generator that lets you create synth lines, arpeggios and evolving drones without plugging in a guitar. Sitting somewhere between a mini modular rig and a performance-ready pedal, it combines a flexible oscillator, programmable note sequencer and deep control options in a compact Vintage Yellow box that drops straight onto your board or desktop. At its heart, IOTA is an oscillator with variable waveform, a white noise generator and a powerful step sequencer that spans five octaves and up to sixty steps. Twelve illuminated buttons give you direct access to notes, scales and presets, while dedicated controls for glide, swing, envelope shape and skip patterns let you sculpt everything from tight, clocked sequences to woozy, shifting soundscapes. With MIDI, expression and auxiliary footswitch support, it is equally at home in a DAW-based studio, a live synth rig or an experimental guitar setup. Designed by Andy Othling and handmade in Oklahoma, IOTA rewards both careful programming and spontaneous play. Use it as the rhythmic backbone of a track, a source of textural ambience or a live performance tool that can be pushed into unpredictable territory with the Scramble and random skip functions. Whether you are a guitarist looking to add synth voices without changing instruments, or a producer wanting a tactile, hands-on sequencer, IOTA offers a huge sonic range in an intuitive format. Hands-on Sequenced Synthesis IOTA centres around a programmable note sequencer that covers five octaves and supports sequences from five up to sixty steps. The twelve-button note bank lets you pick a root note and scale intervals directly on the pedal, so you can build melodic patterns without diving into menus. Adjustable Rate, Direction and Range controls, plus seven tempo subdivisions, make it easy to lock into a groove, create evolving arpeggios or push into polyrhythmic territory. Flexible Oscillator and Noise Engine The sound engine combines a variable-waveform oscillator with a dedicated white noise generator that tracks each note in the sequence. You can move smoothly from pure sine waves to harmonically rich tones and gritty, bit-crushed textures, then blend in noise for percussive hits, lo-fi sweeps or atmospheric washes. This gives you everything from clean, glassy sequences to chiptune-style leads and dense, cinematic drones. Deep Expressive Control Glide and Bend controls introduce portamento and pitch modulation, while the envelope section offers Mix, Length and Shape parameters to define how each note starts and fades. Hold and Swing functions help you create sustained drones, stuttering repeats and syncopated rhythms. Sixteen skip patterns, random skip probability and the Scramble function keep sequences evolving, making IOTA ideal for generative textures and live improvisation. Performance-ready Connectivity With twelve onboard presets and access to up to 127 via MIDI, IOTA can store complete sound and sequence setups for instant recall. MIDI in and out on 3.5mm TRS handle clock, note and CC control, while the expression input allows multiple parameters to be controlled at once, per preset. An assignable auxiliary footswitch adds tap tempo, manual note triggering or preset switching, and soft-touch footswitches with latching or momentary modes make performance control smooth and quiet. Key Features Standalone Sequenced Tone Generator – IOTA generates its own synthesised notes, arpeggios and drones without needing an instrument input, giving you a self-contained sound source for ambient beds, rhythmic hooks or experimental textures on pedalboards and desktops alike. Powerful Five-Octave Sequencer – With 12 note buttons, root and scale selection, up to 60 steps and multiple directions and subdivisions, the sequencer lets you design anything from simple repeating motifs to long, evolving patterns that can drive an entire track. Rich Sound Design Tools – Variable oscil…
Old Blood Noise Endeavors IOTA Tone Generator Pedal In Vintage Yellow
This is a New Old Blood Noise Endeavors IOTA Tone Generator Pedal In Vintage Yellow from Old Blood Noise Endeavors its found in our Specialist Effects Pedals on the Just Pedals menu. Read More below.
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Old Blood Noise Endeavors
Old Blood Noise Endeavors has been based in Oklahoma City since 2014. Its catalogue is known for effects that stretch familiar categories into more textural territory, including unusual reverbs, delays, modulation, pitch effects and signal-routing tools. The JustPedals listings include Black Fountain stereo delay, Dark Star stereo reverb, Sunlight dynamic reverb, Signal Blender and Pardner fuzz. OBNE also makes utility pedals such as expression controllers and splitters, so the brand covers both sound design and pedalboard control. Read individual descriptions closely: several OBNE models are designed around evolving or interactive textures rather than one fixed effect setting.
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Specialist Effects Pedals
Specialist effects alter the signal in ways that do not sit cleanly inside one established family. They may use granular processing, frequency shifting, resonators, freeze or sustain, bit reduction, ring modulation, feedback networks or combinations of several techniques. The relevant distinction is the underlying process, its tracking or latency, and how completely the dry signal can be blended or replaced.
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MIDI
Sends, receives or responds to Musical Instrument Digital Interface messages rather than carrying the instrument audio itself. Program changes recall presets, continuous controllers move parameters, and MIDI clock or transport messages synchronise timing between devices.
Presets
Stores complete groups of parameter values for later recall. The number of locations, switching time, spillover behaviour and whether presets include routing, expression and MIDI assignments determine how completely one sound can change into another.
